Phoenix canariensis vegetation
Description (English)
Sparse Phoenix canariensis groves (palmares) of colluvial deposits, mostly on flat mid-slope sites or at the base of irregular temporary streams. Endemic to the Canary Islands, they are dependent on brief, temporary water-tables present in sporadic torrential flows during the winter. Thus, they are azonal vegetation in the dry to arid infra- and thermomediterranean belts.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T26 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Euphorbia berthelotii | Flowering Plants | |
Periploca angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Pallenis spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Phagnalon saxatile | Flowering Plants | |
Dittrichia viscosa | Flowering Plants | |
Cistus monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Hyparrhenia hirta | Flowering Plants | |
Lycium intricatum | Flowering Plants | |
Bituminaria bituminosa | Flowering Plants | |
Euphorbia regis-jubae | Flowering Plants | |
Launaea arborescens | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Dittrichia viscosa | Flowering Plants | |
Phagnalon saxatile | Flowering Plants | |
Periploca angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Pallenis spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Hyparrhenia hirta | Flowering Plants | |
Euphorbia berthelotii | Flowering Plants | |
Cistus monspeliensis | Flowering Plants | |
Bituminaria bituminosa | Flowering Plants | |
Lycium intricatum | Flowering Plants | |
Launaea arborescens | Flowering Plants | |
Euphorbia regis-jubae | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Dittrichia viscosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G2.52 | Canary Island Phoenix canariensis groves | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G2.5 | Phoenix groves | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | G2.5b | Canarian Phoenix grove | same |